Ghee Rice | Recipe

Ghee rice is a very famous South Indian dish which goes well with beef curry, chicken curry or any gravies. The aromatic and delicious pot rice is a must in every malabari homes for all festivals. The marriage nights of most muslim homes have ghee rice with an excellent combination of beef curry and salad. 

Ingredients :

1) Ghee - 1 cup

2)Onion - 1 medium sized

3) Carrot -2 

4) Barkath rice -1/2 kg

5) Coconut oil - 4 table spoon

6) Cardamon - 4-5 nos

7) Fenel seeds / Perumjeerakam -1 tspn

8)Cinnamon -1 small piece

9) Water as required

10) Salt -1 spoon

11)Cloves -4 nos

12)Tej patta - 1 leaf

13) Cashews - 10-15

14) Raisins - 1 table spoon

Preperations :

# Rinse the rice in water till the water runs clear of starch. Then soak the rice in water for the next 30 minutes. 

# After 30 minutes, drain the water and keep the rice aside. 

# Slice one onions and one carrot and keep it aside. 

# Heat and a little coconut oil and 3 table spoon of ghee in a large bottomed pot. 

# Fry the cashews and resins and keep them aside. 

# To the same ghee,  add the spices ( cardamon, cloves, Tej patta,  Cinnamon, Fennel seeds) and let them crackle. Do not burn the spices. 

# Then add the onions immediately. Add oil if you feel it less. 

# Fry the onion till it become golden colour. 

# Now we can add the soaked rice and mix it well with the ghenn. 

# Then add water as required. (Mostly 1.5- 2 cups)

# Add the carrots to this and season it with 1 small spoon(1/3 tspn) of salt. 

# Cover the pot tightly with a lid and cook it till the rice is cooked and all the water is absorbed. Check whether the rice is cooked in between. 

# Once the flame is off, wait for 5 minutes and open the pot, the ghee rice is ready. 

# Garnish it with cashews and resins and ready to serve. 

# Enjoy it with your favourite curries. 

You can also check the cooking video  Here

Do try this at home. This is a very simple recipe and everyone can try this. Childrens will like it more than normal rice, so prepare for them in hurry. Comment your opinions and suggestions.